Week 9 of 12 in Half Marathon Training

I knew my motivation level was not very high, so I stopped at Playmakers, the local running store, and bought two pair of Smart Wool socks. Runners keep telling me that these socks are the best, and after experiencing blisters on the end of every toe for the past few weeks, I thought they would be worth a try.

By the time I made it home, it was no longer raining. So I procrastinated for a good 45 minutes before putting on my running clothes, which I can always stretch out for at least a good 20 minutes. Procrastination is my specialty, and I have found that running has helped me become an expert. John assured me there was more rain on the way as I headed out the door and I told him to come get me if it started raining hard. Then I changed that to “Only come get me if it’s a torrential downpour.” The rain started to fall around the one mile mark and got increasingly heavier as I ran the second and third. By that time, I was really hoping John would consider it “torrential” and as each car approached I was sure he was coming to pick me up. Needless to say, he never came, and so I ran.

Then I saw the coolest thing…two sets of double rainbows. They were the brightest, most vivid rainbows I have ever seen. I ran anther mile just staring at the rainbows and not even thinking about how bad I wanted to walk. When I finally remembered I was running, I was only a mile from home and actually felt really good. I managed to pickup the pace for the last half mile and just as I reached the end of my driveway the rain stopped. Go figure.

Wed, Sept 25 – 5 Miles
Sat, Sept 28 – 8 Miles
Tues, Sept 31 – 5 Miles
Thurs, Oct 1 – 5 Miles

Saturday I am supposed to run 9 miles…we’ll see!